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Finding Her Sparkle with Ami Rankin

Ami Rankinwww.amirankin.com
A Wellbeing & Emotional Intelligence Coach from Australia helping you to realise and live your full potential. It's time to get your sparkle back.
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Ep 132: Feeling flat? Fallen out of routine? You’re not lazy - why Winter changes how you feel ❄️

Are you feeling flat, unmotivated, or disconnected from your routine lately? You’re not alone — this episode explores how seasonal changes, especially during winter, can impact our energy, emotions, and habits as mothers. I’ll guide you through what’s really happening in your brain and body during winter (hello, Seasonal Affective Disorder), why it’s totally normal to feel “off,” and how to stop forcing yourself to hustle like it’s summer when your body is asking you to slow down. We’ll also unp...

Jul 08, 202535 min

Ep 131: What nobody tells you about Intrusive Thoughts and Anxiety in Motherhood (you are not alone)

If you’ve ever had a scary thought and instantly questioned, “What is wrong with me?”, this episode is for you. In today’s deep dive, we’re talking about intrusive thoughts , mum anxiety , and the overwhelm that comes with the mental load — especially when you're juggling toddlers, stress, and not enough sleep. We explore why these thoughts happen (especially postpartum), how our brains shift into fight-or-flight mode as mums, and what these patterns have to do with survival instincts, overstimu...

Jun 18, 202545 min

Ep 130: 🧠 Monday Mindset: how to stick to your habits even when life is hard

If you have been comparing you and your habits or goals when you’re in a hard chapter of life to you and your habits and goals when you are totally thriving and motivated then this episode is for you. This is your Monday pep talk to help you stop the comparison and beating yourself up. Learn how you can still be achieving your goals and healthy habits, even if they don’t look or feel like they normally do

Feb 17, 202511 min

Ep 129: Managing the Mental Load in the Holiday Season

This episode will run you through tips and mindset changes to bring in over the Holiday Season (or any time you’re feeling overly busy) to help you to feel less overwhelmed and more present. Recommendation: Man On The Inside on Netflix

Dec 09, 202424 min

Ep 128: 5 mindset secrets a Wellbeing Coach actually uses 🧠✨

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, this episode is for you! Here are the 5 easiest mindset tools that I use literally every week. These 5 tools are going to help you to feel like it’s possible to start your self development journey in a way that feels easily achievable. This week’s recommendation: Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth

Nov 19, 202429 min

Ep 126: Can we have a 'Chill Mum Summer'? ☀️🧘🏼‍♀️

Mamas if you've been feeling overwhelmed, stressed and burnt out this one is for you. Use a mindset tool live with me and think about 6 different ways you can reduce your Mental Load, stress and overwhelm so you're on your way to feeling like being a 'chill mum' is actually possible! LINKS: Recommendation: Witness: William Tyrrel podcast MamaMia podcast episode: Little Treats MamaMia podcast: The Mental Load My podcast episodes on finding yourself again and idendity: Ep 122 Ep 84 Ep 85...

Oct 30, 202423 min

Ep 125: Feeling flat? Do ✨ these things ✨ to feel like you again

So you want to be feeling pUmPeD and MoTiVaTeD ‘like everyone else is’ but you’ve felt flat and like you’re stuck in a funk instead? Well, this episode is for you. Let’s talk about some easy ways that you can change your mindset and be kinder to yourself while you’re on your way to feeling more motivated! Mentioned in this episode: New Year Meditation Goal Setting & 5 Why's episode Can Comparison Be a Good Thing episode Today's recommendation: Spotify now has Audiobooks!

Jan 22, 202423 min

Ep 124: #mumlife 🤯 staying on track when kids and life get in the way!

Mums, I get it. Sticking to your intentions and healthy habits can feel really hard and REALLY frustrating when you have kids. The missed naps, cat napping, daycare and school sicknesses, tantrums and curve balls - IT’S A LOT. But let’s talk today about your mindset around this, and five ways that you can move through it to feel more empowered, and like a healthier, happier version of yourself. We will talk about recognising the things that you can control, comparison, expectations that you plac...

Oct 17, 202337 min

Ep 124: Slipped up with your healthy habits? How to stop negative self talk and get back on track

This episode is all about the mindset and thinking patterns we can get stuck in when working towards our health and fitness goals. If you notice that you feel anxious or disappointed in yourself if you slip up a little while focusing on your health, this episode is for you. Today’s recommendation is the Transform Program by Fitaz and you can enter 10AMI at checkout for 10% off site wide: https://fitazfk.com/ami

Sep 21, 202327 min

Ep 123: Self Worth, Self Esteem and how to feel more confident

Hello lovely listeners, welcome back! In today’s episode I’ll be running you through a sneak peek of a workshop I created and ran exclusively for our clients at BU Happiness College all about Self Worth. We will talk about how you can notice if your self worth is low, societies expectations, labels and 6 ways to start to improve your sense of self today. Plus todays recommendation - The Fourth Wing

Sep 05, 202345 min

EP 122: Have you lost yourself in Motherhood? Identity and not know what you do for fun

This episode talks about a realisation that I had over the weekend - I used to have so much spare time pre-kids! And I used to love prioritising myself and doing things for me. But what happens when you become a Mum and that changes in an instant? Let's talk about identity, a quote that will help you shift your thoughts and how to start with small steps to prioritise you again. Identity podcast episodes: Ep 1: Who Are You? Ep 21: Who Are You pt. 2 Ep 54: Identity shifts and navigating change in ...

Apr 20, 202323 min

Ep 120: How to prioritise yourself without changing anything you’re actually already doing

Hello! Welcome back! It’s been a while and I took some much needed time for me while we transitioned from a family of 3 to a family of 4, but I’m so excited to be back in your ears and talking all things mindset. In this episode let’s talk about intentional self care and what it is. What it looks like for you, and how you can feel less stressed and overwhelmed just by changing your mindset.

Mar 28, 202315 min

Ep 119: MUM RAGE SERIES 🌩️ Who am I after babies? I’ve lost my sparkle

This episode of the Mum Rage Series talks about the huge shifts that happen when you become a Mother. Everything from how you see yourself, how you spend your time, how you look at yourself and your values and beliefs. It’s a big (and overwhelming) thing, so we start small in this episode. Because Mum Life is overwhelming enough, right?! Today’s recommendations: Episode 14 of Mother, Unrefined podcast - my interview with Nicola and Jess. And Heartbreak High on Netflix. Links spoken about in the ...

Oct 05, 202242 min

Ep 117: MUM RAGE SERIES 🌩 So you’ve just exploded - now what?

A follow on from our last podcast episode. This time with some real life mum realities that I’ve been experiencing lately juggling toddlerhood and newborn life. Let’s talk about how you can proactively and reactively work to reduce your reactive behaviours.

Aug 15, 202232 min

Ep 115: MUM RAGE SERIES 🌩 Sensory Overload and Overstimulation

If you get to the point of breaking or exploding and things just feel a bit too much…a bit too loud, a bit too bright or if you get ‘touched out’ then this episode is for you. Learn what causes sensory overstimulation and 10 ways you can reduce your reactions

Jun 14, 202259 min

Ep 114: MUM RAGE SERIES 🌩 The Mental Load

Welcome to a new series of episodes, over the coming weeks I will be breaking down some of the common contributing factors to ‘Mum Rage’ (yes, it’s a real thing) and talking about ways that you can feel less stressed, less overwhelmed and less like you’re about to explode. In this episode, I talk about the mental load that you carry, all of the open tabs in your brain and give you tips to navigate and reduce your mental load.

Jun 06, 202234 min

Ep 113: 10 easy, simple mental and physical habits to make life feel easier and less overwhelming

You know the saying - the smallest habits make the biggest difference? Let’s look at 10 really easy and achievable habits - both physical and mental - that you can implement this week to feel like life just runs smoother. They can help you to feel less stressed and overwhelmed which means less reactive behaviour. Plus, this weeks recommendation: The Frae Podcast, episode ‘Free Therapy with Holistic Psychologist Laura Corcoran’

Jun 01, 202233 min

Ep 111: Comparative Suffering - ‘Yes, this is hard, but this person has it harder…’

It’s time to validation how you feel! In this weeks episode I talk about Comparitive Suffering - what it is, how you notice it coming up for you, it’s limitations and also 4 tools to be able to move through it. Including a life changing new definition of acceptance for you. Todays recommendation - The Daily Aus podcast episodes and also No Silly Questions podcast. Other podcast episodes mentioned: Ep 97: Resentment Ep 99: Boundaries Ep 31: Why positive vibes only is a load of sh*t Ep 14: Guess w...

Apr 21, 202238 min

Ep 110: THERAPY THURSDAY 🧠 Are my beliefs even mine!?

A huuuuge topic today! Beliefs! Those thoughts, opinions, feelings and topics that you buy in to every single day, sometimes without even realising. And guess what? Most of them aren’t even your own! Let’s spend today’s episode looking at beliefs - where they can come from, where yours come from and what you can do about it when you realise that some of your thoughts or beliefs aren’t serving you any more.

Apr 13, 202241 min

Ep 109: How to stop worrying about what other people think

Wow wow wow what a BIG topic! If you are someone who worries about what other people think, todays episode is going to help you to identify some thinking patterns or beliefs you could be carrying with you. You will learn the strengths and also limitations of caring about what others think and I will also run you through 3 ways to build your sense of self and self confidence. Identity & Who Am I podcast episodes: Episode 2 - Who Are You? Episode 21 - Do You Like The Real You? Episode 66 - Who...

Mar 23, 202257 min

Ep 108: Self Sabotage and how to beat Procrastination

In this episode you can learn about the difference between self sabotage and procrastination, create awareness around where procrastination comes up for you and also learn the 2 parts of the brain that fire when procrastinating kicks in and how to be better than your excuses!

Mar 16, 202246 min

Ep 107: Monday Motivation ✨ 5 ways to feel less overwhelmed & stressed this week

A Monday Motivation episode to help you with tips to feel less overwhelmed, less stressed and more present during your week this week. Other podcast episodes mentioned: 106: HALT Theory and how to feel less overwhelmed 104: How To Amplify Your To-Do List 98: Decision Fatigue Plus, the insight timer meditation for gratitude and warm fuzzy feels: https://insig.ht/CjxCCw2anob

Mar 13, 202232 min
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